Drinking water for newborns

annalouise2 · Feb 21, 2009 4:19PM

Hi Everyone, i was just wondering if anyone gives their newborns water to drink?
My mum said that she used to give us water when we were babies, i asked the midwife and she said only if he is constipated( sp?), but surely babies need water?

What does everyone think?

Anna

Ps my baby is 16days old

sarahncraig · Feb 21, 2009 3:58PM

are you bf or formula?

MrsGarfieldAckles · Feb 21, 2009 4:00PM

Breast fed babies shouldnt need water as the breast milk contains watery milk, like a drink of water, and then the milk. Jack is bottle fed, and has water occasionally, but not until he was about 4/5 weeks old. I wouldnt give a baby that young water tbh, but its upto you,

xx

annalouise2 · Feb 21, 2009 4:05PM

He is bottle fed, i just wasnt sure wot to do, he has thruh in his mouth and constantly wants to drink and i was worried about him being over fed

sarahncraig · Feb 21, 2009 4:11PM

In which case i would see HV about thrush my twns had this for ages, one ce thrush is cleared then it may help with drinking anyway.

FF babies should have a bit of water each day but prob only about an oz.

annalouise2 · Feb 21, 2009 4:17PM

Yeh he has some drops that he takes, so im hoping it clears up soon, he only has about 2oz of water over the day

MrsGarfieldAckles · Feb 21, 2009 4:19PM

Jack is bottle fed, and he doesnt have water every day, only if ots in between a feed and we need to hold him off (although if he was screaming for food he'd have it) and he's the picture of health and has no problems..

xx

Drinking water for newborns

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